eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious

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Etymology edit

An early 20th-century American nonsensical coinage. One of a number of fanciful words noted in a series of 1914 articles by Louise Pound,[1] all of which were (according to the author) "known to at least six people, coming generally from different sections of the state" of Nebraska.

Adjective edit

eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious (comparative more eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious, superlative most eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious)

  1. (nonce word) Very good, very fine.

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References edit

  1. ^ Louise Pound (1914) Dialect Notes[1], volume 4